Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply · Palantir

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:45:19 GMT
Engineering

Palantir · Washington, D.C. · $110,000 - $170,000/year · onsite

A Deployment Strategist is responsible for uncovering dots and connecting them�to turn a customer's hunch into reality. This role involves working with customers to understand their critical questions and pain points, identifying relevant datasets, and integrating data into a stable and extensible pipeline. The Deployment Strategist will also work with customers to build bespoke workflows for new user groups, lead training sessions, and present results to audiences ranging from analysts to C-suite executives.

As a Deployment Strategist, you will be part of a driven and creative team of Engineers, Product Designers, and other Deployment Strategists. You will immerse yourself in our customers' most intricate workflows, partner with customer teams, and explore the data to enable us to scale. A select number of Deployment Strategists may also be deployed to Palantir internal teams and projects.

In this role, the problems you will tackle will require a curious and analytical mindset, a sharp intuition for product, and a strong degree of user empathy to ultimately empower our customers to make better decisions.

Responsibilities

Go onsite and meet with customer analysts to understand the critical questions they need to answer and locate their biggest pain points

Identify relevant datasets through deep engagement with customer problems and workflows, and work with Forward Deployed Engineers to integrate the data into a stable and extensible pipeline

Work with the customer to build bespoke workflows for new user groups

Lead training sessions to ensure that the product is meeting user needs, and to ensure it is being used widely enough to have concrete impact on our partners' operations

Present the results of our work and proposals for future work to audiences ranging from analysts to C-suite executives

Embed with our Software Engineering and Product Design teams to incorporate what you saw in the field into cross-Palantir product offerings

Build and deliver demos to new and existing customers

Scope out potential engagements in new industries and in increasingly expanding locations around the world

What We Value

We value team members who aren't satisfied with surface-level answers. We value the desire to dive into the details of the data because that's the core of our work. And we value low ego because the outcome matters more than who gets the credit.

Extraordinary ability to take on open-ended problems in unstructured environments

Adaptive and introspective; willing to learn, teach, lead and follow

Experience with programming, scripting or statistical packages (e.g. Python, R, Matlab, SQL) is a plus

What We Require

Ability to travel 25 – 75% required. Varies by location and team

Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance

What is different between Build to Apply and our standard application process?

You will create potential for expedited consideration by showcasing what you create upfront to the hiring team

Gain experience with & access to our Foundry product and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP)

Objective

Identify a Problem & Innovate with Data: This is your opportunity to identify a problem you care about, and come up with your own solution. We'll provide some examples to get you inspired, and you are encouraged to bring any publicly available data to enrich your project.

Submit a demo video: Showcase your project in a Submission Date: Please submit your application within 7-10 days of when you begin building